Islands
(Ha ha haa)(Ha ha haa)(Ha ha haa)Waiting for the bus stopWaiting for the concrete black top tosettle downLong enough for me to get offAnd get a little ground(Ha ha haa)I'm ready for the sea changeHelpless felt this coming from a mileawayAnd now you're looking at me babe,And how we'll separate if we can'Cause I still count on one handThe number of good men I knowIt's like I'm standing on the edge withjust a telephone wireTrying to get to you first to say theworld's on fireHolding my breath until I know you'realrightBecause the water will only riseWhen will you realize (ha ha haa)You must become an island(Ha ha haa) you must become an island(Ha ha haa) you must become an island(Ha ha haa) and see for yourselfThat's what I am(Ha ha haa)You always dirty up the windowsIf you keep 'em at bay that way no one'sgonna surprise youBy getting too closeAnybody but me thoughYou've made exceptions to you rulesAnd now we're staring down truthNeither one of us wants to knowIt's like I'm standing on the edge withjust a telephone wireTrying to get to you first to say theworld's on fireHolding my breath until I know you'realrightBecause the water will only riseWhen will you realize (ha ha haa)You must become an island(Ha ha haa) you must become an island(Ha ha haa) you must become an island(Ha ha haa) and see for yourself thehorizon is all we haveSee for yourself the horizon is all wehave(Ha ha haa)(Ha ha haa)Holding my breath until I know you'realrightBecause the water will only rise